The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-20
LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
a Hard hnttle between Carney and Mitch
VI. @lL. eN-Cnrney Wins. y. ,.0L. \! !

a Hard hntue between Carney and Mitch
wa ell-carney Wins. ry0,s "a
New YoRK, June 1S.-The great lieb.
weight fight Ia over, and "!Jem" Carney,
the English pusilist, ia the champion Of
tbs world. Tho fight was decided at a
quiet nook thirty miles up. the Long
Island Sound, and thirty.iour club and
sporting men were the spectators. It was
a great fight, and was pronounced one of
the greatest ever witnessed in this conn.
try by many Of the sporting men who
have seen all the leading pugiiists OF the
last twenty years contest. =. &. s. tlti3'7I i
The battle was not bloody one, but
little blood being spilled, and that came
izom Mitchell's lips and nose, but il was a
murderous ono: The battle lasted forty.
one minutes and forty seconds, in which
eleven rounds we're fought. s... sil5@
All who saw tho battle will admit that
It was 8 game one. Although beaten
Mitchell proved he was one of the pampst
Of his class In America. He never tlinched
at any stage Of the battle, but went to the
center and took his medicine. 5.s5 81
Carney proved himself to be the hest
man Of hiB class. Those who thoucht he
waB too old and had grown stale were
sadly mistaken when they saw him par.
form this morning. Although this was
his first battle according to Marc ,,ia Of
Queensberry rules, he never Was at a dio.
advantage. He knew them and fought
them WELL. 4. !; ii q -,
After the SECOND round it was apparent
to all that Mitchell was oyermatcned
Carney proved that the old.style fyLtinp.
Of straight hitting, 10 better than the
modern style Of swirging hitters. That
he is a cool, calculating, clever fighter and
q great general, can not be denied, He
aleo showed that he was q very hard hit.
tor, and 1t was the opinion Of those present
niddle-weights who are now before tha
public: During the eleven rounds Of the
fight Carney received but swollen ear.
and this was not at all noticeable.
Alitchell's left eye was swollen and dis.
colored, his noss spread and his lips much
swollen and cut on the inside. { But nia
neck and body. chow signs OF where they,
we're Vlsited byN Osrney's thin.ployed
hands. Carney's tactics were greatly sd.
miled by the spectators. The manner in
which be kept the eppter Of the ring, and
continually kept Mitchell running oround.
made MitchelEs legs weary before TIL,
seventh round. a. u ig' s.
Carney's great in6ghting was a feature.
epd the manner in which he punished
with half:arm blows was simply terrihle
The blow which knocked Mitchell down
in tho last round was right hand cross.
counter Oh THO temple, which was fol.
loved BY another Of the Same kind al la
was falling. Mitchell fell in his own cor.
ner at the feet OF Arthur -Chambers, hia
backer and SECOND. He was almoot M
able to rise, and only managed to rot to
his feet when the ten seconds vera mn
He was in dszsd condition, and unsbic
to put hiu hands qp. Carney was at him
in an instant and crowded him wish hin
lett, knocking him in heap on tie tloor.
where he lay until the ten seconds had ex.
pired. Carney walked to tho side OF the
ring; y wish McAuliE was here, |
would lick him i,rthe game ring.p Mitch.
ell said after the fight, '1rhere could bs
but one winner and t an not ashamed to
be defeated by the champion .|of the
world. ~ Both men and their seconds Left
this city for their homes early this morn.
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